Turkey extends condolences for Ukrainian plane crash

Turkey extends condolences for Ukrainian plane crash

ANKARA- Anadolu Agency
Turkey extends condolences for Ukrainian plane crash

Turkey’s foreign minister extended condolences on Sept. 25 to Ukraine for a military plane crash that killed 26 people. 

"I share the sorrow of the families of those who lost their lives in a deadly plane crash in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine," Mevlüt Çavuloğlu said on Twitter.

He extended his condolences to the "friendly Ukrainian people."

An An-26 aircraft of the Armed Forces of Ukraine crashed near the military airport in the northeastern area of Chuguiv before bursting into flames.

“The bodies of 26 out of 28 people on board were found, two people were injured and the search for [remaining] four people continues," according to a statement by the State Emergency Service.